In general, diabetic ketoacidosis can be arbitrarily considered as mild, moderate, or severe based on the clinical and biochemical presentations. Mild DKA is typically associated with hyperglycemia ...

Use of the long-acting insulin analogs glargine and detemir does not reduce the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), compared with the use of ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a complication of diabetes. It can occur when the body does not have enough insulin to use sugar as energy. Instead, it breaks down fat and produces ketones. This can ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Black people with type 1 diabetes had a significantly ...

In a recent study, published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, researchers evaluated trends in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) prevalence at pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) diagnosis ...

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) is also known as hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS). It involves very high blood sugar levels and can be life threatening. HHNS can happen ...

Despite these losses, the increased delivery of potassium to the ECF from the intracellular space usually causes the serum concentration of potassium to be normal and, in some cases, high. This ...

DKA is a complication of diabetes that can cause many symptoms. Various lab tests can confirm a diagnosis of DKA. These include ABG tests, which measure different components of the blood. In this ...

Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, Black patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) presented to medical centers with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) more often throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ...